Neil Gaiman, “The Ocean at the End of the Lane”

Neil Gaiman, “The Ocean at the End of the Lane”

25 06 , 2013 No Comments
I liked myths. They weren’t adult stories and they weren’t children’s stories. They were better than that. They just were. Adult stories never made sense,
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Abdourahman A. Waberi, “Passage of Tears”

Abdourahman A. Waberi, “Passage of Tears”

20 06 , 2013 No Comments
So I read Passage of Tears. My introduction to Abdourahman A. Waberi. What a writer! I am not sure if he worked on the English
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“Creative Writing in the Present Crisis” Jawaharlal Nehru, 1963

“Creative Writing in the Present Crisis” Jawaharlal Nehru, 1963

17 06 , 2013 1 Comment
( As the Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru would have been the patron of Sahitya Akademi. The following are extracts from a speech he
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hOle Books, Duckbill Books

hOle Books, Duckbill Books

11 06 , 2013 1 Comment
In April 2013, Duckbill Books launched a new chapter book series in India called hOle books. ( Duckbill books was launched in 2012. It has
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Gouri Dange “More ABCs of Parenting”

Gouri Dange “More ABCs of Parenting”

11 06 , 2013 No Comments
There is a poem that I have pinned on my refrigerator. “Children Learn what they Live” by Dorothy Law Nolte. Here it is, copied from
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“Fractured Times: Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century” Eric Hobsbawm

“Fractured Times: Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century” Eric Hobsbawm

07 06 , 2013 No Comments
Fractured Times is a series of lectures delivered by Eric Hobsbawm at the annual Salzburg Festival. Those published in this book, were written between 1964-2012.
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“Accidental India”, Shankkar Aiyar

“Accidental India”, Shankkar Aiyar

05 06 , 2013 No Comments
I read Accidental India last year. I enjoyed it since it visited parts of Indian history, linking it to the present. A narrative that can
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“A Delicate Truth” John le Carre, June 2013

“A Delicate Truth” John le Carre, June 2013

01 06 , 2013 No Comments
My review of John le Carre’s latest novel, A Delicate Truth was published in the Hindu Literary Supplement. (Online on 1 June 2013 and in
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“‘Unsafe’ was a feeling he was familiar with.”

“‘Unsafe’ was a feeling he was familiar with.”

30 05 , 2013 No Comments
Salman Rushdie’s memoir Joseph Anton was released in 2012. Well before it was published it was being discussed–what will be said, what will not, will
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Namita Gokhale, Priya: In Incredible Indyaa

Namita Gokhale, Priya: In Incredible Indyaa

30 05 , 2013 No Comments
Originally published in the BusinessWorld Online. Here is the link: http://www.businessworld.in/en/storypage/-/bw/politics-of-society-life/394770.0/page/0 Priya Kaushal is “just an ordinary housewife. A woman who has climbed up the
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